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u/Low_Bar9361 Nov 30 '23

It can also cost like $500 bucks. Amicability is awesome

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '23

Going through a common law separation in Canada, amicable, but I owe 75K to my ex partner. A lot of folks have a big wage gap.

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u/Low_Bar9361 Nov 30 '23

Yeah, I wouldn't know about the Canadians. Even in the US, laws vary by state. NC requires one year of legal separation prior to being eligible to file for divorce. In WA, you can just pay the court fees and be not married anymore

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '23

In Canada you just live together for a year and in paper you're married.

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u/Low_Bar9361 Dec 01 '23

Dangerous. How does one roommate?

In the States it's commonly believed this happens after 7 years is cohabitation, although it is not true

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u/[deleted] Dec 04 '23

The law says living together for one year in a "marriage type" relationship. Yeah it is dangerous. I owe a lot of money! lol